MONROE – Township official Ernest Feist may have been traveling 90 mph through Monroe Township when he crossed over center lines and crashed into two other vehicles, according to the Home News Tribune, which cited a police report released last week.

Feist's Mercedes became airborne and burst into flames, according to the report.

The 54-year-old engineer, who held positions in Monroe Township and Perth Amboy, was injured with three others in the June 4 accident along Hoffman Station Road and Hoffman Road.

The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office has charged Feist with two counts of aggravated assault and one count of assault by auto for causing the collision.

Investigators claim Feist was intoxicated at the time of the crash.

However, there is no indication a Breathalyzer reading was taken, according to the Home New Tribune, which filed an Open Public Records Act request for the police report.

The report states a paramedic from Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick told police he smelled alcohol on Feist’s breath. A Monroe First Aid supervisor also reported smelling alcohol on the breath of Feist’s passenger.

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The report takes into account witness statements and observations from those near the accident. One witness told police Feist was traveling as fast as 90 mph.

Feist founded Feist Engineering in 1997. He is a state-licensed professional engineer and professional planner.

Feist serves as township engineer, planning board engineer, director of public works and director of emergency management in Monroe Township. He is city engineer and planning and zoning engineer for Perth Amboy.

He’s served on numerous government associations and nonprofit boards and was recently named to the board of directors for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of New Jersey.

Last year, Make-A-Wish New Jersey named Feist “Humanitarian of the Year.”

Feist was placed on unpaid leave from his jobs after the accident, according to officials in Monroe Township and Perth Amboy.